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A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by nvr219 »

neilv wrote: post #28
Brajeshwar wrote: post #4

I have moved on to a plaintext lifestyle that isn't tied to any tooling. If I have to protect/encrypt the content, I will look at doing that at the container -- such as a Vault. Tools such as Obsidian[1] are a good option for me, as I can use it as that -- a tool and not worry about the content being tied to any platform - open or otherwise. For your Vault protection, tools such as the Cryptomator[2] works well. I re…

Similar here. For personal use, I don't bother with the extra hassle of wiki software, but just maintain Markdown files in my `~/wiki/` directory. For example, my notes about Stable Fusion are in `~/wiki/stable-fusion.md`. Since I have my Emacs Markdown mode tweaked to be semi-WYSIWYG, the only downside is that links between pages is a little messier than if I used wiki software. (I might tweak Emacs a bit more, to h…

Do you sync that folder across devices? If so, how?

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by kid64 »

ianopolous wrote: post #50

If you're looking for a fully open source, self-hostable, E2EE wiki web app then you might be interested in Peergos - https://peergos.org We have a markdown based wiki viewer and editor- https://peergos.org/posts/markdown-browser There is also secure sharing of documents or folders with others. Peergos is a generic P2P E2EE filesystem with a bunch of apps on top, and you can write your own too - https://peergos.org/p…

Demo page is down

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by bityard »

barefeg wrote: post #74

More and more I’m thinking of having open software that runs on client hardware and that sync via simple P2P connections. For example having some Evernote clone where the mobile app is in sync with the desktop app without using a centralized server. My issue is being trapped in SaaS platforms with bad business models that threaten the existence of the service. Think of Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter, Facebook, heck even…

You can do that today with SyncThing plus your native notes editor of choice.

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by dp-hackernews »

nvr219 wrote: post #80
CGamesPlay wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fun fact: Joplin log files include plaintext secret keys when you enable E2EE. I moved away from Joplin after that plus a data loss incident where Joplin decided that it wanted to delete all of my notes in the repository. Too many foot guns there! I did like the software though.

Wait a minute, that's not fun at all!

It's also an incomplete assessment - anyway who doesn't take a backup before entering into the unknown (or inexperienced) world of new tools? - PEBKAC

If you follow the instructions properly, this issue is a non-issue.

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by stephane-klein »

CGamesPlay wrote: post #68
Daffodils wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't mind me asking, can you share some more info on this? Did some searching around, and only found one [1] semi related issue from 2018. Is this the one you were referring to? [1] : https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/288

Just look in your log files. Here’s my log file with the keys scrubbed, which I discovered while hunting down an unrelated issue. https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/keep-original-notebook-on-...

Do you have open an issue about it?

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by Brajeshwar »

nvr219 wrote: post #81
neilv wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar here. For personal use, I don't bother with the extra hassle of wiki software, but just maintain Markdown files in my `~/wiki/` directory. For example, my notes about Stable Fusion are in `~/wiki/stable-fusion.md`. Since I have my Emacs Markdown mode tweaked to be semi-WYSIWYG, the only downside is that links between pages is a little messier than if I used wiki software. (I might tweak Emacs a bit more, to h…

Do you sync that folder across devices? If so, how?

Not OP but here how I might do -- Synching, Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, etc.

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by anta40 »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #4

I have moved on to a plaintext lifestyle that isn't tied to any tooling. If I have to protect/encrypt the content, I will look at doing that at the container -- such as a Vault. Tools such as Obsidian[1] are a good option for me, as I can use it as that -- a tool and not worry about the content being tied to any platform - open or otherwise. For your Vault protection, tools such as the Cryptomator[2] works well. I re…

I'm still a happy Evernote subscriber since a few years ago. When Galaxy Notes were my main phones, lots of my (handwriting) notes are stored in it.

Nevertheless, I'm still looking for open source alternative. Evernote is certainly more user friendly because it has built-in Word-like WYSWYIG editor. Obsidian, on the other side, is like vim: there's a reading mode, and there's an editing mode. A bit confusing at first.

BTW, just noticed Obsidian is Electron-powered, like VSCode. Hmmm....

Re: A fully open-source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote

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Post by hollerith »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #4

I have moved on to a plaintext lifestyle that isn't tied to any tooling. If I have to protect/encrypt the content, I will look at doing that at the container -- such as a Vault. Tools such as Obsidian[1] are a good option for me, as I can use it as that -- a tool and not worry about the content being tied to any platform - open or otherwise. For your Vault protection, tools such as the Cryptomator[2] works well. I re…

>Tools such as Obsidian are a good option for me, as I can use it as that -- a tool and not worry about the content being tied to any platform - open or otherwise.

Fine, but (because the OP is about an open-source solution) we should mention that Obsidian is not open-source.

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